I Know My Own Heart: The Diaries of Anne Lister, 1791-1840 (The Cutting Edge: Lesbian Life and Literature Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.70 (612 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814792499 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 400 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-24 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Composed in a secret cipher - a kiss is Lister's codeword for orgasm, as in Two kisses last night, one almost immediately after the other, before we went to sleep- and ably decoded by Helena Whitbread, who spent six years editing them, the diaries trace not only Lister's relationships, but her attempts at self-definition and her strikingly confident and guilt free outlook. Lister reveals her lesbian affairs with remarkable honesty, offering a rare insight into the mores of the time."-Sunday Independent”As a document of one woman's revolt against conventions and as a celebration of love between women, this is an up
Anne travels to Paris where she discovers a new love interest that conflicts with her developing social aspirations. Though unequipped with a lesbian vocabulary with which to describe her erotic life, her emotional conflicts are contemporary enough to speak to us all.This book will satisfy the curiosity of the many who became acquainted with Lister through I Know My Own Heart and are eager to learn more about her revealing life and what it suggests about the history of sexuality.. Upon publication, the first volume of Anne Lister's diaries, I Know My Own Heart, met with celebration, delight, and some skepticism. For the first time, she begins to question the nature of her identity and the various roles female lovers may play in the life of a gentrywoman. How could an upper class Englishwoman, in the first half of the nineteenth century, fulfill her emotional and sexual needs when her sexual orientation was toward other women? How did an aristocratic lesbian manage to balance sexual fulfillment with social acceptability?Helena Whitbread, the editor of these diaries, here allows us an inside look at the long-running love affair between Anne Lister and Marianna Lawton, an affair complicated by Anne's infatuation with M
"Tedious Diaries" according to LaBellePersonne. Anne Lister's life if done as a biography or fictionalized novel would most likely be quite interesting, but reading Tedious Diaries Anne Lister's life if done as a biography or fictionalized novel would most likely be quite interesting, but reading 365 pages of her diary entries is not.And its sad, because the woman who edited these diaries spent six years of her life de-coding Ms. Lister's jou. 65 pages of her diary entries is not.And its sad, because the woman who edited these diaries spent six years of her life de-coding Ms. Lister's jou. "Glimpse into a forgotten past" according to L. Brown. I LOVED this book for its detailed recounting of an active but tragic early-19th century love life as well as the daily (and often dreary) life of an unequivocally gay woman. I found it and "No Priest but Love" absolutely fascinating! Can't wait for the movie versi
Helena Whitbread lives in Halifax, England.